Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Gujarati Khichdi ~ Simply seasoned rice and lentil dish

Khichdi (pronounced as Khitch- dee) is a simple,wholesome and nutritious combination of lentils and rice that can only be described as comfort food. There are many variations of khichdi that are made in various regions of India. This version is from Gujarat, a state in the western region of India. A classic combination with this khichdi is Gujarati kadhi.

I first tasted this dish a few years back when my sister in law in Bombay made this for me. I loved it and asked her for her recipe.When she shared her recipe I was rather surprised that it was so simple and needed so little garnish and yet tasted delicious.This dish now features regularly in my menu and I make it, at the very least, at least once a month.

Notes:
You can use white rice too for this dish. Ideally short grain rice like sona masuri work well in this dish. For sona masuri in this dish, I usually use for 1 cup of rice about 3 cups of water. So for this proportion of rice and lentils, you would need about 4 and 1/2 cups of water, pressure cooked until soft. Proceed with the rest of the recipe in the same manner.

This khichdi tastes best hot or warm and does not taste as good when cold so be sure to serve it hot.

38 comments
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Nice! It has been a few years since I switched to brown rice from white and it is supposedly very healthy too, so this one is right up my alley.Sometimes the "thayir sadam" does'nt look very good like when made with white rice, but hey! it is healthy right? So I try not to complain :)

This is a perfect dish for my daughter. She eats mostly vegetarian and loves lentils and legumes. I would like to try the brown basmati rice, I have only had white. Good staple dish, I can imagine that it would be great with a chutney.

Hey Divya,Thanks for dropping by...I have switched to brown rice for the last couple of years myself..luckily for me I am not too much into thayir chadam *gasp*so it does not matter to me brown or white ...

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Dedication

This blog is dedicated to three wonderful women in my life who inspire me to give my best to creating the most tasty and healthy dishes.

My mother and my grandmother,two very gifted individuals who not only created magic in their kitchens from the most ordinary ingredients but also created magic in our lives with their love,generosity,spirit and laughter.I cherish the memories of my time with each of them

And my mother in law who with her wonderful smile,resourceful nature and patience continues to guide me,inspire me and makes my time spent with her in the kitchen and out of it, fun.